Recipes By Occasion

Scrambled eggs add taste and nutrients to this bread upma

Homemade pavs are irresistible and served with delicately flavoured prawns it is manna

Leftover pavs? Do not despair, top them with a flavourful mushroom mixture and delight your family

Sprouts are rich in proteins which are so necessary for growing children

This unusual combination of keema matar and idiappam will satiate you completely

These are open sandwiches with a topping made of moong sprouts, black olives and mixed capsicums

This combination may be unusual but it is rather tasty

A cooling drink, ideal during the hot summer months

Whenever you want to have a light meal, have this salad – it is really delicious

One of the favourite dishes of the Gujaratis

Chickpeas cooked in Spanish style - goes well with bread to make a wholesome snack

A popular Spanish vegetable dish that can be found on the menu of most restaurants in Spain

A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients

A popular Maharashtrian dish that pairs well with bhakri – a poor man’s daily meal enjoyed by the rich very often

Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt

A rich pulao with dried fruits and vegetables – simply delicious

Healthier version of Manchurian dishes – it has soya nuggets

Simple dish this but you won’t be able to resist it for it is so very delicious

Another nutritious khichdi to add to your collection of recipes

Whenever you want to have a light lunch have a bowl of vegetable salad and a glass of kesar badam milkshake

Who says healthy food cannot be tasty, try this out and you will know how tasty it can be

Carrots tossed in a flavoured honey mixture and baked

A popular rice preparation from Uttar Pradesh

A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper

This delicious casserole will please the most discerning palates

Roasting gives this salad a wonderful flavour

Cooling and refreshing, enjoy these two during hot summer days

A lovely ruby red soup full of flavour and taste

Crunchy salad made with mixed lettuce and papaya

Brightly colourful this salad is a connoisseur’s delight

Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty

Very refreshing, very tasty and the crunch is simply unbeatable

This pizza will disprove those who believe that pizza is a junk food

Start your day on a healthy note – serve this delicious lassi at breakfast

Momos come in different shapes and flavours and this one is rich, sweet and delicious

Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner

Full of nutrition, this salad is wholesome and can make a meal by itself

The winter special mithai – gajar halwa made this way can be had even by diet conscious people

This salad looks nice, tastes nice and is very healthy too

These macaroni balls make an exciting snack for the little ones

Popcorns coated with saffron flavoured jaggery sauce

This delicious roll is easy that even kids can make them and enjoy them

These sandwiches look so delicately coloured look very appetizing, that the kids will wallop them in no time

Popcorns tossed in caramel sauce and then in hazelnuts – kids will simply wallop these

Spongy kofta in a velvety gravy – a dish that can be served at any party

Cheesecakes come in various flavours and this one will be particularly appreciated by coffee lovers

Treat your guests with these baked potato jackets oozing with cheese at your next party

A dessert made of meringue shell filled with crème anglaise and fruits – fit for royalty

Hard boiled eggs covered with a spicy chicken mixture and crumb fried

Talk of Thai food and green curry or red curry comes to your mind. So here’s how to make green curry

This delicious halwa is quite nutritious too

This delicate dessert from France looks beautiful and is as tasty

These paneer topped fingers make excellent starters

Toasts topped with 4 different spreads and served

This delicious starter is well liked by children and adults alike

Soft, melt in the mouth and simply delicious kebabs

Very refreshing – have a glass of this on a hot summer day and feel completely rejuvenated instantly

Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails

Crisply fried chicken wings coated with a spicy and sweet sauce – absolutely delicious

Cottage cheese batons skewered, coated with a spicy marination, rolled in sesame seeds and shallow-fried

Very filling very tasty is this aloo chana chaat – it is sure to please your palate

These pizzas have a base made of cauliflower

These red velvet savoury cupcakes made tastier with feta cheese topping

Whoever says cutlets cannot be healthy or nutritious, try these out

This Middle Eastern style rolls are so delicious that you will want to have them often

These open sandwiches are simply delicious with zucchini adding a special flavour

French choux pastry balls filled with chocolate ganche  

Beetroot tikkis – a nice looking tikki that is so tasty

Enriched with dried fruits this puffed rice bar is crunchy and flavourful

Put leftover chapattis to really good use by making this dish

Very enjoyable by kids as well as adults on hot summer days

If you have lots of leftover French bread, do not despair – make this pudding and be assured your children will love it

Made with typically tropical fruits, this drink is very refreshing

This recipes proves that eclairs are not so difficult to make so go ahead and treat your family with this delicacy

Serve this to the kids and enjoy their excitement

Cupcakes decorated as bunny rabbits will find more favour with the kids

One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too

This firni made with paneer is velvety and delicious

A cup full of this just before going to bed will give your child sound sleep

This concoction has a lot of medicinal value

Every crunchy bite will be so comforting

This is a great snack to serve when hunger pangs trouble your kids in between meals

An ideal way to make kids eat bitter gourd, a very healthy vegetable which not many kids are willing to have

Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum

Laddoos need not be sweet. Try these – they are savoury but very tasty

This South Indian speciality is so easy to make yet so very tasty

A simple dish yet so tasty

The Thai flavours are very prominent in this beautifully cooked vegetables served with a lovely sauce

This pulao is bursting with flavour, it’s green and it’s nutritious too

Spiced lamb mince topped with mashed potatoes and baked

A typical Thai soup made with coconut milk and lemon grass

The roasted grains have a wonderful flavour that makes this dish so delightful

We assure you that your kids will want to have this halwa again and again

Come Christmas make this roast chicken – your chicken will eat it up in no time

Thandai gives this melon smoothie an Indian touch

Rice kheer made in the Benarasi style

Sweet rice preparation enriched with saffron and dried fruits

A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love

This Christmas bake this special cake at home

Pita breads form the base in these delicious pizzas topped with fruits instead of vegetables

Give these rolls to your kids in their tiffin boxes and be rest assured that the boxes will come back empty

Buns hollowed out, stuffed with baked beans and rice mixture and topped with a cheese slice

Delicious corn fritters that your kids will finish in no time

Pita breads have ready pockets which can be filled with a variety of stuffing

A favourite snack of the Mexicans, they are wholesome and delicious

This pizza is no junk food for its base is made with whole wheat flour

Best way to attract children to eat something healthy is to present it to them attractively like this sandwich

An excellent ayurvedic face mask

Any time snack – flavourful and piquant corn on the cob can be enjoyed especially during monsoon

Sweet idlis topped with sweet coconut mixture

Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley

The vegetarians will you bless you for this delicious starter

These tikkis are not only delicious, they are also a powerhouse of necessary nutrients

These salty biscuits with carom seeds flavour are very refreshing

The vignette effect is very appealing and the taste absolutely superb

Oh yes, you can have sweet risotto too – it is incredibly delicious

Strawberry flavoured yogurt baked and served chilled

No Holi celebration is complete without thandai

Indian style pudding enriched with almonds – creamy and delicious

You can have this chaat any day and not just on your vrat day

A popular Punjabi sweet dish that is usually served during cold winter days

Rich, with delicate almond flavour, this halwa is nutritious too

Made during most festivals, these rolls can be enjoyed at other occasions too

Be it a special occasion or just guests visiting, Bengalis will dish up a plate of sandesh

Rich, creamy with delicate flavour of nuts, this milk is a very pleasant beverage